Shchekinoazot

Name

Shchekinoazot

Legal name

Aktsionernoe obshchestvo «Shchekinoazot» (AO «Shchekinoazot»)

Website

https://n-azot.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Shchekinoazot is a Russian diversified chemical manufacturer founded in 1955, producing methanol, caprolactam, sulfuric acid, fertilizers, and industrial gases for B2B industrial customers, with a wholly-owned subsidiary supplying branded consumer household chemicals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tula

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial chemicals sales: Primary revenue from production and sale of industrial chemical products including methanol, caprolactam, cyclohexanone, formaldehyde, and sulfuric acid
2. Mineral fertilizers: Sale of agricultural fertilizers including ammonium nitrate, urea, and ammonium sulfate
3. Industrial gases: Production and sale of industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide (dry ice)
4. Consumer goods (Shchekinoazot-BX): Sale of household chemicals through subsidiary OOO Shchekinoazot-BX including cleaning products, cosmetics, and personal care items

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shchekinoazot is a diversified Russian chemical manufacturer producing industrial chemicals including methanol (450,000 tons/year), caprolactam, cyclohexanone, formaldehyde, sulfuric acid, and ammonia; agricultural fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, urea, ammonium sulfate); industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide); membrane technologies for water treatment; construction membranes; and household chemical products through its Shchekinoazot-BX subsidiary. The company also produces technical textiles including spunbond nonwoven fabric and high-strength polyamide fibers.

Product overview

Shchekinoazot operates as a diversified chemical conglomerate producing industrial chemicals, agricultural fertilizers, membrane technologies, and technical textiles. The core portfolio centers on methanol production (450,000 tonnes/year) as a foundational raw material for further processing, alongside caprolactam (60,000 tonnes/year) for synthetic fibers, and comprehensive fertilizer products including ammonium nitrate, urea, and ammonium sulfate. The company operates membrane technology divisions producing ion exchange membranes, electrodialysis plants, and nanofiltration equipment for water treatment applications. A separate subsidiary (Shchekinoazot-BX) produces branded consumer household chemicals including cleaning products, washing liquids, bleaches, and personal care items. Strategic partnerships with international technology providers including Haldor Topsoe (methanol/ammonia technology) and Momentive/Hexion (phenolic resins) enable advanced manufacturing capabilities across the diversified product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SANSILA (САНСИЛА): Household cleaning product brand including pipe cleaners, bathroom cleaners, and disinfecting gels
• FRESHKA (ФРЕШКА)
• NAFANYA (НАФАНЯ)
• BELIZNA (БЕЛИЗНА)
• DAY PYAT! (ДАЙ ПЯТЬ!)
• OKNOL (ОКНОЛЬ)
• TECHNOHAUT
• nanoAgrol
• RODNYE PROSTORY (РОДНЫЕ ПРОСТОРЫ)

Products and services

• Methanol Primary industrial chemical produced at 450,000 tons/year capacity using HALDOR TOPSOE technology, sold as a base feedstock for chemical processing on domestic and international markets.
• Caprolactam

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.4x planned increase in sales volume by 2025 through diversification
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, major and core.

• Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers (RAPU)supportingOthers · 1 January 2020Shchekinoazot joined RAPU in 2020 as member of Russian fertilizer producer association for industry cooperation and standards
• PCC SE (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for construction of dimethyl ether production facility with 20,000 tons/year capacity. German partner PCC SE collaborating on technology and market development for DME product.
• Momentive Specialty Chemicals (USA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for phenolformaldehyde resin production. American partner Momentive (formerly Hexion Specialty Chemicals), a global leader in resin manufacturing, providing technology and market expertise. Production capacity up to 120,000 tons/year.
• HALDOR TOPSOE (Denmark)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for methanol and ammonia production. Danish company HALDOR TOPSOE provides advanced catalytic technology for methanol synthesis. Currently involved in new methanol/ammonia complex project.
• OAO NIIK (Dzerzhinsk)supportingTechnology or IntegrationGeneral designer for hydrogen production facility project. Russian engineering institute providing design services for chemical production facilities.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves2 records

Emerging players

• Covestro: Specialty materials producer with strength in isocyanates, polycarbonates, and coatings/Adhesives raw materials. Comparable to Shchekinoazot's caprolactam/nylon chain and its coating resins business (Momentive/Hexion phenolic resin JV).

Direct peers

• Sibur: Russia's largest petrochemical company and the most directly comparable domestic peer across olefins, methanol derivatives, and basic chemicals. Much larger scale, but shares the same Russian market exposure, feedstock sourcing, and customer base as Shchekinoazot.
• PhosAgro: Major Russian phosphate-based fertilizer and mineral feed producer listed on Moscow Exchange. Comparable to Shchekinoazot as a large-scale Russian mineral fertilizer operator serving domestic agriculture and export markets.
• Methanex: World's largest methanol producer with global plant network. Comparable specifically to Shchekinoazot's 450,000 t/y methanol M-450 operation; serves the same global methanol merchant market and faces the same natural gas feedstock dynamics.
• OCI Global: Global methanol and nitrogen fertilizer producer with European and North American operations. Comparable to Shchekinoazot across both methanol (similar merchant model) and nitrogen fertilizer segments.
• Uralchem: Russian nitrogen fertilizer producer with significant ammonia, urea, and ammonium nitrate capacity. Closely comparable to Shchekinoazot's fertilizer segment and serves similar agricultural and industrial customers in Russia and CIS.
• Togliattiazot: Major Russian ammonia and urea producer based in Togliatti. Direct competitor in nitrogen fertilizer markets with overlapping customer base in Russian agriculture and similar export profile.
• EuroChem: One of the largest Russian fertilizer and chemical producers with vertically integrated nitrogen and phosphate capacity. Directly comparable to Shchekinoazot in fertilizer/industrial chemical production and Russian/CIS market focus, with greater scale and broader product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• LyondellBasell: Global polyolefins, intermediates, and refining giant. Overlaps with Shchekinoazot in methanol/olefin-adjacent chemistry, polypropylene (Shchekinoazot's reprocessed polypropylene/stretch film), and basic industrial chemicals.
• BASF: World's largest chemical company with broad petrochemical, specialty chemical, and agricultural product portfolio. Comparable to Shchekinoazot's diversified chemical and fertilizer offering, though at vastly larger scale and with global geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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